Author: richard
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A Flawed Approach To Ending A Pandemic
Reading Time: 2 minutesSwitzerland is currently following a flawed approach to ending a pandemic, because rather than taking a pro-active approach to preventing outbreaks in various communities across Switzerland they are doing the opposite. They are ignoring the problem until it flares up enough that they can no longer pretend to see it. Today the…
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Garmin Instinct Solar Run, With A Mask, And A Walk.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI tracked the run and walk with the Garmin Instinct Solar. It is very easy to use while wearing gloves. You can stop the activity, change sport, start the activity, do the second sport, and then stop the tracking of the second sport, without taking off your gloves. Now that we’re in…
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Apple Car Play and Roaming
Reading Time: 2 minutesSeveral years ago I needed to download TomTom and I needed the latest map updates if I wanted to drive from Switzerland to England or from Switzerland to France, or to Spain. Thanks to roaming I now have a much broader choice. TomTom was good in another era, when we had to…
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Zero Minutes Per Week on Facebook
Reading Time: 4 minutesI noticed that Facebook has a way of letting you know how badly you are addicted to their website. In the process I learned that I spent zero minutes on their website this week, and one minute last week. I do not spend time on their website because it fails to provide…
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Blogging One Hundred And Fifty-Two Days In A Row
Reading Time: 2 minutesBlogging one hundred and fifty-two days in a row is an interesting challenge. It encourages you to think of something daily, for months in a row. It also forces you to have the discipline to sit and attempt to write for one or two hours a day, whether inspiration is there or…
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KDrive – A Viable alternative to Google One and iCloud
Reading Time: 3 minutesKDrive peaks my interest because instead of cost over 100 dollars per year it costs around 64 if you buy directly from their website rather than The Apple App Store, but also because once you send your photos up to the cloud, you can get them down more easily. With Google One…
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A Break From Listening To Podcasts
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor two or three months at least I have taken a break from listening to podcasts. I used to enjoy listening to podcasts every single day. I would listen when I walked, I would listen on the commute. I would listen when I cooked. During this pandemic, I found that I could…
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The Garmin Instinct Solar And Activity Tracking
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor two days I have played with the Garmin Instinct Solar and I already see a niche for it. If I want to be like every other reviewer I will say, “use the expedition mode for up to 127 days or hours of battery life, but I won’t because I think there…
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Initial Thoughts on the Sigg Travel Mug Miracle Black 0.47l
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Sigg Travel Mug Miracle Black flask has a mediocre name but a good niche. Drinking hot, or cold drinks, whilst driving, without worrying about it spilling, and as a bonus, the ability to open it one handed. This is especially relevant in a car, small enough not to have cup holders…
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Pacer And The Camino De Santiago
Reading Time: 2 minutesJust as I was thinking, “I have nothing to write about because I have been walking around in circles for three or four years I find that at least virtually I have almost achieved a big project. Walking 819 kilometres on the Camino De Santiago. I am now four kilometres from the…